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Pilgrims trek to Rome for Mother Teresa's canonization

A tapestry picturing Mother Teresa hangs from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica

Pope Francis will canonize Mother Teresa in the highlight of his Holy Year of Mercy, a yearlong emphasis on the merciful side of the Catholic Church

Mother Superior of the Missionaries of Charity Sister Prema

When Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, he'll be honoring a nun who won admirers around the world and a Nobel Peace Prize for her joy-filled dedication to the ‚Äúpoorest of the poor

Pope John Paul II talks with Mother Teresa

Pope John Paul II, left, talks with Mother Teresa, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, after he celebrated a mass for her in his private chapel, at the Vatican, Dec. 13, 1980

Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, postulator of the cause of beatification and canonization of Mother Teresa

Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, postulator of the cause of beatification and canonization of Mother Teresa, is interviewed by the Associated Press in front of a mosaic picturing Mother Teresa, at the formation house of the priestly branch of the Missionaries of Charity on the outskirts of Rome

The statue of St. Peter's towers by a drape picturing Mother Teresa hanging from the central balcony

The statue of St. Peter's towers by a drape picturing Mother Teresa hanging from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican